Law team nabs felons, gangsters

Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009

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A task force of local and federal authorities on Wednesday rounded up seven felons who were wanted for probation violations and three illegal immigrants who have gang affiliations, Athens-Clarke police said.

The felons had been convicted of crimes ranging from burglary to aggravated assault, police said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took custody of two illegal immigrants for deportation hearings in Atlanta, and local authorities booked a third into the county jail on an affray charge; agents may come back for him later, according to police.

Authorities had hoped to locate more probation violators and illegal immigrants, but Athens-Clarke Assistant Police Chief Tim Smith said he was satisfied with the results of the first-time effort among the three agencies.